There is only one option to find out if a download is blocked in Chrome, or if it is an unrelated problem, e.g. Selecting keep saves the file to the download directory of the browser. Users of the browser may discard the download or select the arrow-icon to select keep. Future versions of Chrome will block non-executable file types such as PDF, ZIP, or JPG files.Ĭhrome and most Chromium-based browsers display a notification in the download panel when a download is blocked because it is offered via HTTP. bat, are the first file types to be blocked, and the release of Chrome 86 put that block in place. The company decided to roll out the feature gradually by adding more and more file types to the blocklist. Google announced in early 2020 that it will block content that is served via the insecure HTTP if the originating page uses HTTPS. The fact that nothing happens can be confusing to users, as the expectation is that the download should begin after clicking on the link.
